Most religious traditions identify compassion as a cornerstone of faith, but Buddhism offers specific practices for stretching our hearts. This Sunday, two 1UC members describe some of the ways Buddhist practice informs their Unitarian Universalist faith. Direct link to service.
In the diversity of our personal beliefs and spiritual practices, we UUs commit to accompany one another in faith. As the new minister, Rev. Kent joins First Unitarian members mid-stride in this shared, but individual pilgrimage. This Sunday we explore how our faith journeys join together. Direct link to service.
The Declaration of Independence set the foundation for our nation, recognizing basic truths – equality and inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit happiness. What does holding these truths mean? How do we, as people of faith, hold these truths? What is the power of these truths? What are we called to do in … Continue reading “We Hold These Truths…”
What do flowers mean? Nothing in and of themselves, but when we give them to Mom on Mother’s Day, or share them together in Flower Communion, they become something more — signs and symbols of love, of individuality, of community, of connection. Join us in sharing Flower Communion, by bringing a flower with you to … Continue reading “Flowers as Signs and Symbols”
Our global economy and ecology weave an undeniable web of interdependence. This Sunday we look below the surface of material connections to wonder about more innate, spiritual ties the bind us together. From Emerson’s 1841 description of the soul to our modern unease with artificial intelligence, a deeper knowing tells us we belong together. Direct … Continue reading “Bound in Mystery”
Considering the spiritual practice of making the folks around you successful. A different kind of uprising! Direct link to service.
For many years, Christianity has been utilized as a political tool, rather than a religious practice. It is time for people of all faiths to reclaim the language of morality and faith. The Rev. Dr. Shannon Fleck is an Oklahoma native who took on the role as Executive Director of the Oklahoma Faith Network … Continue reading “A Reclamation”
There are many reasons to get involved in the church-and to avoid it. For some of us church has basically become a “job.” For others, church is something that is done for us. But what if we viewed church differently-as an opportunity to be co-creators of a spiritual home? We begin this service with a … Continue reading “Spilling Love All Around Us?”
Rev. Sue’s sermon lifts up the idea of families as systems, and how they shape our relationships, including those within the church. She’ll share a few stories of how Family Systems Theory has informed her own life and ministry, and discuss the implications for congregational life here at First Unitarian. (Please note: This will be … Continue reading “Knowing Our Families, Knowing Our Church”
For this multigenerational service, we remember some of the women who have shaped our Unitarian Universalist faith. These include Julia Ward Howe, who first envisioned Mothers’ Day as a day of peace, and the Rev. Maja Capek, a Czech Unitarian minister, and co-creator of the Flower Ceremony (sometimes known as Flower Communion) with her husband … Continue reading Roots of our Faith: Mothers’ Day and the Flower Festival
